[fpc-pascal] Patch: new XML export for FCL-DB ready for inclusion, issue 19790

[Sven Barth]

On 27.07.2011 14:05, michael.vancanneyt at wisa.be wrote:
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> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Ludo Brands wrote:
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>>>> 2. Atom feeds as used by Google.
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to take a shot at it :-)
>>> Do you mean the 0.3 format -
>>>
>> https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Atom_%28standard%29#Atom_0.3
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>> AFAIK data exports are all general purpose, ie they represent the
>> data, and
>> evenually their schema, as precise as possible without any knowledge
>> of the
>> contents. Atoms are specific and need understanding of the contents.
>> Hence
>> Reiniers remarks about mapping fields, etc. I understand the interest one
>> can have being able to export this format but, IMHO, that doesn't
>> belong in
>> a data export library. Nice try though :-)
>
> Data is just data to me, however it is represented :-)
>
> For me, atom feeds are just an 'extra' simple XML mapping:
> FieldName -> NodePath Possibly with a grouping concept.
>
> Still, I will need the Atom export, so eventually it will be made.
>
> In fact, Inoussa Ouedraogo (hope I spelled that correct) made a complete
> SDO
> implementation in FPC which should be powerful enough to able to handle
> this.

Is this SDO "Service Data Objects" which I quickly googled?

If so, what exactly is it, what are its strengths?

If not: what is SDO then?

Regards,
Sven